By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
An exhibition garden created for the Chelsea Flower Show could be installed at the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich to help educate people about animal welfare.
The RSPCA has applied to Cheshire East Council for permission to have the garden installed at Stapeley Grange off London Road after the show closes at the end of this month.
The victim of a road crash near Nantwich had to be airlifted to hospital earlier today.
The accident happened at the junction of Wettenhall Road and Dairy Lane at Poole, just outside Nantwich, at around 9am today (May 15).
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Nantwich town centre to pay tribute to local legend Michael “Flash” Meakin at his funeral today.
Packed crowds applauded the cortege along the route from his house on Gerard Drive to St Anne’s Catholic Church opposite the railway station on Pillory Street.
A Nantwich woman has completed the legendary Marathon Des Sables – seen by many as the the toughest footrace on earth.
Andrea Millar, 44, completed the gruelling six-day “Ultra-Marathon” or “Ultra” run over 150 to 156 miles.
Nantwich organisations and individuals were honoured at the town council Mayor’s Salt of the Earth Awards last night (May 12).
People voted across a range of categories including community volunteer, outstanding organisation, business support in the community, inspiring individual, and young achiever (Under 18).
A Nantwich man who fraudulently claimed benefits despite owning two canal boats worth £40,000 and having £130,000 in the bank has been ordered to repay £31,306.
Jonathan Caine, 54, falsely claimed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Housing Benefit over a six-year period.
Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with reports of a male with a knife in the Valley Park area of Crewe yesterday (May 11).
A number of searches were carried out in the town as part of the investigation, which is why you will have seen a police presence at various locations.
A primary school headteacher in Tarporley has written an open letter blasting the SATS exam which left her pupils in tears.
And Kerry Forrester, who wrote to her MP Edward Timpson, called for SATS tests to be scrapped.
By Jonathan White
A Nantwich swimmer is to embark on a marathon 999 challenge to help raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice.
Oliver Daly, a member of Crewe’s Seahorse Swimming Club (SC), is trying to complete nine miles of swimming, 99km of walking, and 999km of cycling.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
No decision has yet been made on who will run Cheshire East Council – with the Independent group in talks with both Labour and the Conservatives.
Neither Labour nor the Conservatives won the required 42 seats to take overall control of the council in the May 4 elections.
The RSPCA has launched an appeal after four dead dogs were found dumped on the side of a lane in South Cheshire.
The dogs were found in plastic bags and are thought to be around under six months old. RSPCA think they are rottweiler type dogs.
A Nantwich man is preparing to swim from Finland to Sweden to raise money for charity!
Sam Owens and his two friends Ben and Anthony are taking on the daring challenge in the Arctic circle waters at midnight in July.
The NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme in Cheshire has vaccinated more than half of adult care home residents in the first few weeks, figures show.
Teams of NHS staff had visited more than 50% of the care homes in the region by end of April.
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